The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-30
HAMPERED BY THE STRIKE.
ANumber of Railway Freight-Handlers
Added to the List of Idle Men.
Steamers Delayed by Inexperience of the
Newly Employed Men-Chairman of the
Strikers Board Arrested for Conspiracy.

1rOnt, mas DfOuSuL the OumDer Oh men now Out
up to nearly 10000. The probability is that be-
fore the day is over other railroad employees will
cease work. The men on the New York City e.
Northern railroad Pier 40, East river, claim to
have had grievances against the company on az
count of low rates of wages, and also irregular
tty of pay days, the men claiming that in some
instances the pay was more than month over
due Though this is denied by the company.
the men, through sympathy with the coal
shoyelers and the steamship 1ongshoremen,
went out yesterday. They were sent for by Mr..
Allen, the superir tendent but refused to treat
with him individually. The railroad men on
the Hartford dock. East river, were the rex; to
90 out and it is rumored that to-day the men on
the Pennsylvania and other railroad docks will
20 out
The greatest difficulty in moving freight is on
the docks along the North river where most of
the ocean steamers are berthed All outgoing
vessels have been delayed for want of coal, and
t was said at the headquarters of the strikers
that several vessels had proceeded to sea with
insufficient supplies of coal, and also with In
.omplets cargoes Long lines of trucks were
handing along the front of the piers on West
street, this morning aad the drivers helped to
load them on the dock. There is no difficulty in
getting men to load the freight, but as the men
are green at the work in most instances, they are
necessarily slow. The steamer La Burgoyne, of
the French line, sailed this morning, but it was
stated that her cargo was not complete. The
Erin Of the National line, which
should have sailed on Thursday, could
not get away to-day, and an effort
will be made to have her ready for sea at high
water on Sunday. The Helvetia. of the same
line. still lies alongside the dock with the cargo
untouched. The stevedore did not allow the
company the use of his gear, and there are no
sailors to rig up new tackle. The superintend-
ent of the ock says he has got all the men he
needs. This rning gang Of about thirty. of
almost all natonalities. applied for work. They
were not engaged, and in a body passed on to
the Cunard pier and went to work. The National
company did not engage them because they were
not accustomed to handling freight. The Nor
gan line steamer Ell Paso was being unloaded by
the Italians who were engaged on the previous
day. This boat will sail on time, the superin-
tendent says. The New York. Of the same lire,
came up yesterday. but her matches had not at
10 o'clock, been opened The Stonington line
5oatc vere running on time. The strike did not
affect this company to any extent. The Ocean
Steamship Company's steamer Tallahassee is be-
ing loaded by mont union men, and the agent says
abe will be ready for sea to-day. There
plenty of men to be had and though they do not
get the work done as rapidly as the old men the
company is getting all the help it
requires The Cunarder Gallia will be
able to sail to-day The dock master said he had
got all the help he needed On the Old Domin-
ion dock there were over 100 men at work to day,
and many men who applied for work were turned
away The steamer Old Dominion, it was said,
would sail on time. The Wyoming, OF the Guion
line, had three gangs OF men at work on her
The dock master Gays they get all the coal
that is required and all the men they need to
handle the freight Although the places of many
of the strikers have been filed with green hands.
there is considerable difficulty in moving freight
The Mallory line refused to take any more
freight to-day, and will not receive any more I'M
til the freight on hand has been shipped. Some
of the old hands returned to work. Thirty new
men were put at work unloading the State of
Texas. The men we're Italians and Ger
mans The steamer will sail to-day on
time. The Carondelet sailed yesterday with
a full cargo and plenty of coal. New hands were
at work on the Ward-line steamer San Marcos,
which will sail to-day if she can be loaded in
slime. Mr.. Ward said the men had struck for
m advance OF ten cents and had been given that
amount He expected to have the vessel ready
to sail on time. He could not say that the ad
vance would be permanent. At the pier of the
Clyde line, the same difficulty in moving freight
occurred. On the North river more difficulty
occurred. Long lines of empty trucks stood il
trent Of every pier where men had been put t.
work. In many cases truckmen helped to load
their own trucks.
Attic Guon line Office it was said that tn,
Wyoming would be ready to sail by Tuesday
The green hands were at work, and by the time
the next vessel came in they would be ready t,
handle freight rs quickly as old hands. At tn
State line Office the chief clerk said that the com
lto,v, has, cod hVf hoo trily fa
the reason that none of their vessels would sal
fer week. At the Cunard line Office it was SAT-
they could get all the men they wanted Tn
Gallia had been coaled and cargoed by non
union men. The vessel will sail to morrow. A
the Anchor line it was said: 1--WE have all tn
men we want-about 49," At the French Trans
atlantque line the agent said his company wa
not Inconvenience.
1t was reported at noon to-day that the weigh
ers in the custom house had struck, out of syn
patty with the longshoremen, and the rumo
caused some excitement among the officials.
TRANSFERRED however, that it was not the weigh
ers. but their laborers, who had STRUCK
These mon are paid by the govern
ment, but do not come under tn
general designation of government officials.
They are simply longshoremen, and have bee
paid the same rates other longshoreme,
The weighers 'longshoremen the Eas
river and the Brooklyn side were the onl
men who joined the strikers. The o
the North-river side are expected to follow
Auditor Blatchford, of the custom house, sal
that the demands of the men for 10 cents pe
hour extra could not be given except by authorit
from the Secretary at Washington. There wei
only few weighers. aud IL they struck thel
were plenty of men to jump into their places
The Brooklyn longshoremen are all out ye
The strikers stand about the docks smoking an
watching the few non union men at work. Their
has been trouble. except jeering at non-unio
men. A delegation of strikers visited ever
saloon from Red Hook to Green Point, an
warned the propretors not to sell liquor to tt
n-unou men, under penalty of boycott
gang of Italians came over from New York an
were escorted by the police to the CONNIE rca
stores. The men at Wilkes's coal-yard refuse
to leave work when ordered by strikers.
brick was thrown, but the police restored orde
James E. Quinn. of the executive board of Il
Longshoremens Union. was arrested at noon t
dav by Deputy United States Marshal Geori
Holmes for conspiriug to injure the business
the Old Dominion Steamship Company in
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